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1 1 | condemned had been drunk, death was now present before him: (
2 1 | Melitus, he, in the face of death itself, asserts the immortality
3 1 | fulness: so that it tastes death not out of a (poisoned)
4 2 | built a temple after his death; and Orpheus; and Musaeus;
5 5 | soul, it is overcome by death. The soul, therefore, is
6 10| of their structure, since death itself changes and disturbs
7 10| life, especially when the death is not a natural one, but
8 10| let the other remain; let death and life meet and agree.
9 10| together of life and of death. But such a union never
10 17| he postpones till after death the posthumous knowledge,
11 18| knowledge of them before death. He asks in the Phoedo,
12 18| remain behind it alone, after death. Now, since it follows the
13 25| womb, an infant is put to death, when lying awry in the
14 25| spike, by which the actual death is managed in this furtive
15 25| which had first to be put to death, to escape being tortured
16 27| him at the very last. As death is defined to be nothing
17 27| which is the opposite of death, is susceptible of no other
18 27| both substances by means of death, so the law of their combination
19 27| to produce separation by death, also combine in a simultaneous
20 28| believe with us. He feigns death, he conceals himself underground,
21 28| men are made alive after death, is rather an old statement.
22 29| principle--I mean, life and death. Nor is it, for the matter
23 29| life is restored out of death, because it happens that
24 29| because it happens that death succeeds life.~
25 30| they who disappeared (in death). We find, however, in the
26 30| moment, that this return from death is to take place, when,
27 31| age it had attained at its death, that it might resume the
28 32| living, its own outlets of death. How, then, shall that (
29 33| these barbarous sentences of death consign to various wild
30 33| as men's recompense after death! They are more mendacious
31 33| you advise us, that after death rewards and punishments
32 37| the condition of life and death, since it is already liable
33 42| XLII. SLEEP, THE MIRROR OF DEATH, AS INTRODUCTORY TO THE
34 42| TO THE CONSIDERATION OF DEATH.~It now remains (that we
35 42| discuss the subject) of death, in order that our subject-matter
36 42| doctrine, has asserted that death does not appertain to us.
37 42| but it is not actually death which suffers dissolution
38 42| human person who experiences death. Yet even he has admitted
39 42| if it is in man to suffer death, which dissolves the body
40 42| does Seneca say: "After death all comes to an end, even (
41 42| all comes to an end, even (death) itself." From which position
42 42| it must needs follow that death will appertain to its own
43 42| all," itself also ends. Death, (says Epicurus) belongs
44 42| cannot help destroying death also. As for ourselves,
45 42| we are), we must treat of death just as we should of the
46 42| at all events belong to death, if it. does not pertain
47 42| which is the very mirror of death, is not alien from our subject-matter.~
48 43| way the soul encounters death. Now sleep is certainly
49 43| trace even then the image of death in sleep. For as Adam was
50 43| s sleep shadowed out the death of Christ, who was to sleep
51 43| formed into the model of that death which is general and common
52 43| regard it as the image of death, you initiate faith, you
53 44| SOUL FROM THE BODY UNTIL DEATH.~With regard to the case
54 44| away from the body without death, and that by continual recurrence,
55 44| or by a sudden stroke of death; only it would be much the
56 46| arrive at the subject of death? And on such a question
57 50| THE HERETIC MENANDER ON DEATH, EVEN ENOCH AND ELIJAH RESERVED
58 50| AND ELIJAH RESERVED FOR DEATH.~We have by this time said
59 50| the mirror and image of death; and likewise about the
60 50| the human race, we declare death to be "the debt of nature."
61 50| rejected, who will have it that death has not only nothing to
62 50| Styx as preserving men from death; although Thetis had, in
63 50| saints in martyrdom that death which He exacted even of
64 50| influence as shall exempt from death, or which shall refresh
65 50| nor did they experience death: it was postponed, (and
66 50| reserved for the suffering of death, that by their blood they
67 50| Antichrist. Even John underwent death, although concerning him
68 51| LI. DEATH ENTIRELY SEPARATES THE SOUL
69 51| BODY.~But the operation of death is plain and obvious: it
70 51| cleave to the body even after death. It is indeed in this sense
71 51| moreover, if the mode of the death had already eliminated from
72 51| compels us to believe that death itself is an indivisible
73 51| because it is indivisible. Death, however, would have to
74 51| reserved for a later stage of death. At this rate, a part of
75 51| At this rate, a part of death will have to stay behind
76 51| should regulate nature. Death, if it once falls short
77 51| totality in operation, is not death. If any fraction of the
78 51| it makes a living state. Death will no more mix with life,
79 52| LII. ALL KINDS OF DEATH A VIOLENCE TO NATURE, ARISING
80 52| happening in every violent death. As for our own views, indeed,
81 52| persistently maintain that death happens not by way of natural
82 52| creation, then of course death must be imputed to nature.
83 52| depend on a warning, and death result from man's arbitrary
84 52| Consequently, although death has various issues, inasmuch
85 52| cannot say that the easiest death is so gentle as not to happen
86 52| very law which produces death, simple though it be, is
87 52| like Publius Crassus,--yet death is much too violent, coming
88 52| issues of even a tranquil death. It matters not whether
89 53| mentioned the various issues of death, may expect from us a special
90 53| incidents which appertain to death, or its causes, and the
91 53| shall have, on mentioning death, to introduce phrases about
92 53| whatever be the kind of death (which operates on man),
93 53| moments. Where, however, the death is a lingering one, the
94 53| the soul, by the power of death, is released from its concretion
95 55| PARADISE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH. THE PRIVILEGE OF THE MARTYRS.~
96 55| read that Christ in His death spent three days in the
97 55| Christ and not in Adam? A new death for God, even the extraordinary
98 55| and a Christian in their death: if you have to lay down
99 56| taken away by a premature death wander about hither and
100 56| after losing the body by death? One's age cannot be passed
101 57| passed away by an honourable death, and had even been buried
102 57| they pretend that after death they become demons, just
103 57| by a cruel and premature death and which would have a keen
104 58| sleep, to which also belongs death itself, no less than its
105 58| still more confused after death? would you have it mock
106 58| may they not happen after death by the judicial appointment